Mixolydian mode

chromatic scale

R

♭2

2

♭3

3

4

♭5

5

♭6

6

♭7

7

Mixolydian mode

R

2

3

4

5

6

♭7

major scale

R

2

3

4

5

6

7

The Mixolydian mode is a medieval mode starting on the fifth degree
of the diatonic scale with half steps between the third and fourth and sixth
and seventh degrees. The Mixolydian mode is a major scale only one note
different — a flatted seventh —
from the major scale that begins on
the same note. For example, G Mixolydian, which starts on G of the C major
scale, is:

G A B C D E F G

whereas G major is:

G A B C D E F♯ G

Being a dominant seventh scale, the Mixolydian is a perfect fit for the
chord of the same name (see seventh chord).
It's a scale that turns up quite often in jazz, fusion, and funk, and it
can be thought of as another starting point for playing the blues,
too. It has the same kind of unresolved sound that the dominant chord has
and therefore fits anything that's remotely blues-based.